Coping with Bereavement

Service categories

Bereavement

St Barnabas Hospice Bereavement Service

We understand that after the death of a loved one, your thoughts and feelings can be overwhelming and difficult to understand or to put into words. When someone close dies, it can leave you feeling alone and experiencing complex, unexpected feelings. Our team of trained and experienced volunteers are here to offer you the help you may need at this time.

Counselling support can be accessed face-to-face within one of St Barnabas Wellbeing Centres or in your own home by telephone or video call.

Help during your bereavement

The service:

Will help with any bereavement, not just the families and friends of those cared for by the Hospice.
Is friendly, independent and provides you with the opportunity to find support with others who have experienced a bereavement.
Takes referrals from everyone. You can ask for help yourself, your family or friends may ask us to support you, or you might be referred to our service by a GP/health and social care professional.
Is provided free of charge.

Services offered:

Bereavement Helpline

Bereavement Cafés

One-to-one counselling

What to do next:
If you require more information about the services that we offer or would like to make a referral, please contact 01522 518 246.

Click here to go to St Barnabas Hospice Bereavement page

St Barnabas Bereavement Helpline

Don’t grieve in isolation, call the St Barnabas Bereavement Helpline.

St Barnabas bereavement counsellors have opened a special helpline for those isolating and dealing with the death of a loved one.
Counsellors will provide emotional support and a listening ear as well as hints and tips on how to stay calm, manage anxiety, and how to pay respects to a loved one when a funeral cannot take place in the usual way.

Call: 0300 303 1897
Open: Monday to Friday, 11am - 3pm.
(Callers do NOT need to have previously used hospice services)
Outside of these hours a telephone message can be left and the call will be returned.

Bereavement Café

St Barnabas Wellbeing Centre – Boston
1^st and 3^rd Tuesday of each month, 2pm to 4pm

St Barnabas Wellbeing Centre – Grantham
1^st and 3^rd Tuesday of each month, 10am to 12 noon

The groups offer a space to express grief in a safe and supported environment with others that have also experienced a bereavement.
No booking is needed, people can just turn up and join in the group.
There are St Barnabas facilitators to offer support within the group.

Click Here to go to St Barnabas Hospice website